Maurice Linguist
Current position | |
---|---|
Title | Head coach |
Team | Buffalo |
Conference | MAC |
Record | 4–8 |
Biographical details | |
Born | Dallas, Texas | April 1, 1984
Playing career | |
2003–2006 | Baylor |
Position(s) | Safety |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
Football | |
2007 | Baylor (GA) |
2008 | Valdosta State (DB/ST) |
2009–2011 | James Madison (S) |
2012–2013 | Buffalo (DB) |
2014–2015 | Iowa State (DB) |
2016 | Mississippi State (S) |
2017 | Minnesota (DB) |
2018–2019 | Texas A&M (CB) |
2020 | Dallas Cowboys (DB) |
2021–present | Buffalo |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 4–8 |
Maurice Linguist (born April 1, 1984) is an American football coach who is the head coach at the University at Buffalo.[1]
Playing career[]
A native of Texas, Linguist played college football as a defensive back for Baylor. As a senior, he was an honorable mention on the All-Big 12 Team. He received a bachelor's degree in communication and a master's degree in sports management at Baylor.[2]
Coaching career[]
Assistant coaching jobs[]
After playing at Baylor, Linguist spent a season as a graduate assistant with the Bears. The following year, he coached defensive backs and special teams at Valdosta State. From 2009 until 2011, he coached safeties at James Madison.[2]
In 2012, he joined the coaching staff at Buffalo for the first time as a defensive backs coach.[2] In 2013, he was the team's co-defensive coordinator as well as its recruiting coordinator.[3]
In 2014, he was hired to coach the secondary at Iowa State.[3] In 2016, he was hired as the safeties coach at Mississippi State.[4] Linguist spent the 2017 season coaching defensive backs at Minnesota. Following the season, he was named an assistant head coach to P. J. Fleck. However, less than a month later, in January 2018, he left the Golden Gophers to join the coaching staff at Texas A&M.[5]
After serving for two years as the cornerbacks coach at Texas A&M, Mike McCarthy hired him as the secondary coach of the Dallas Cowboys, his first job in the National Football League.[6]
Buffalo[]
Following the 2020 NFL season, Linguist was hired as the co-defensive coordinator for Michigan.[7] However, on May 7, 2021, he was hired as the head coach at the University at Buffalo.[8][9]
Head coaching record[]
Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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Buffalo Bulls (Mid-American Conference) (2021–present) | |||||||||
2021 | Buffalo | 4–8 | 2–6 | T–4th (East) | |||||
Buffalo: | 4–8 | 2–6 | |||||||
Total: | 4–8 |
References[]
- ^ Lenzi, Rachel (May 8, 2021). "UB names Maurice Linguist as new head football coach". The Buffalo News. Retrieved May 8, 2021.
- ^ a b c "2013 UB Football Info Guide". Issuu. University at Buffalo. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
- ^ a b "Iowa State hires former Buffalo assistant Maurice Linguist as secondary coach". Associated Press. Fox News. 24 March 2015. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
- ^ Bonner, Michael (February 11, 2016). "MSU names Maurice Linguist as new safeties coach". The Clarion-Ledger. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
- ^ Cove, Drew (January 16, 2018). "Assistant head coach Maurice Linguist leaves Gophers football for Texas A&M". The Minnesota Daily. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
- ^ Brady, Kevin (January 12, 2020). "Report: Texas A&M CB Coach Maurice Linguist Joins Cowboys Staff". insidethestar.com. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
- ^ Brown, Brandon. "REPORT: Michigan Assistant Coach May Be On The Move". Sports Illustrated Michigan Wolverines News, Analysis and More. Retrieved 2021-07-30.
- ^ Sabin, Rainer (May 8, 2021). "Michigan football co-DC Maurice Linguist hired as MAC school's head coach". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
- ^ Staff, Matt Fortuna, Chris Vannini and The Athletic. "Buffalo hires Michigan co-DC Maurice Linguist as head coach". The Athletic. Retrieved 2021-07-30.
External links[]
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- Living people
- American football safeties
- Baylor Bears football coaches
- Baylor Bears football players
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- Iowa State Cyclones football coaches
- James Madison Dukes football coaches
- Minnesota Golden Gophers football coaches
- Mississippi State Bulldogs football coaches
- Texas A&M Aggies football coaches
- Valdosta State Blazers football coaches
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